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"IS IT A HOLE-IN-ONE?" I bellowed to the applauding greenkeeper from the tee, having seen Mrs W's ball filter towards the cup and then...

As the reflection of the winter sun shimmered amid the waves of Alcudia Bay, I wondered whether there was a more attractive spot in...

“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow,” played the tune from the Son Gual clubhouse speaker as we tucked into our delicious post-round...

Down the winding road to the Archerfield Estate is one of Scotland’s exclusive golf retreats. The Renaissance Club is almost as well...

“If North Berwick doesn’t tick every box for you, I will never talk to you again,” joked a fellow golf traveller. I was delighted to...

In August 1972, Mrs W and I would have been enjoying the summer with thoughts of our third year in the same class at primary school. Yes,...

“Well, there’s something I have never seen before!” Our genial host has played thousands of rounds in his 40 years as a member of St...

Mist was lifting, dew was still on the ground and the ball nestled to within eight feet of the flag. The only sounds were of waves...

“Go, go, go!” On land where silence had been the byword of five hundred years, I shouted in desperation for my ball to clear the water....

“Oh, look at that poor bloke… he’s never going to find his ball,” mused Mrs W, as we looked down Camberley Heath’s dramatic 18th before...

“Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau” they sing in homage to Wales being Old Land Of My Fathers. For me, Porthcawl is the land of my grandmother and her...

It finally happened! JCB is the course that has eluded me more than any on my top 100 travels so far and yet it should have been one of...

It is a lovely paradox that one of the world’s first banked motor racing circuits should be built on the same estate as one of the most...

Is Machrihanish Dunes set to be one of the world’s major golf destinations? The prospect seemed unlikely when the lovely lady behind the...

“ I guess this is the complete antidote to the high pressure of being a lawyer in a big city in the United States?” Our generous host...

It mattered not a jot that the wind was gusting at up to 38 miles an hour. My smile remained transfixed. Gullane No.1 was tremendous -...

Away from the hectic of the town are quirky, unforgettable links with all the quality of the St Andrews brand. The Castle is perched on...

"How did you enjoy your round on the New?" asked the Golf Assistant, as he marshalled walkers across the Old Course's first and 18th...

It was the top 100 quest’s most poignant moment – a son teeing off, yards from where the ashes of his parents are buried on his dad’s...